Hammock-support.



No. 6 3I,602. Patented Aug; 22, |899. H. R. WDGD & G. R. TAITT.

HAMMUCK SUPPUBT.

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(No Model.)

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HOMER R. VOOD AND GEORGE R. TAITT, OE PRESCOTT, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

HAMMOCK.SUPPORT.

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 631,602, datedAugust`22, 18.99.

l Application tiled March 22, 1899. Serial. No. 710,118. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that we, I-IOMER R. WOOD and GEORGE R. TATT, of Prescott, inthe county of Yavapai and Territory of Arizona, have invented a new andImproved Hammock-Support, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invent-ion relates to improvements in supports for hammocks; andthe object is to provide a support that shall be strong, yet light andportable, making it particularly useful for camp or lawn purposes.

We will describe a hammock-support embodyin g our invention and thenpoint out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hammock-supportembodyingourinvention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of thesupport. Fig. 3 is a side View showing the support as folded, and Fig./lis afront view theref of folded.Y

The support comprises a tripod for each end of the hammock. Each tripodconsists of the legs l 2 3, Vwhich for the sake of lightness we make oftubular metal. The upper ends of the legs l and 3 have pivotalconnection with clips 4, which are mounted on a cross-pin 5. The leg 2is provided at its upper end with a U-shaped yoke 6, having upwardly andforwardly inclined arms 7, which are longitudinally slotted,and throughthese slots the crosspin 5 extends. The object in providing the slottedarms extended at an angle to the yoke portion 6 is to permit of the leg2 being ,folded down parallel with the legs l and 3 when said legs l and3 are folded, as plainly indicated in Figs. 3 and 4l.

Mounted to swing on the cross-piece 5 between the arms 7 is a spreadersection 8. These spreader-sections are of tubular metal, and oneof thesections has attached to it a projection 9 of reduced diameter, adaptedto engage in the end of the other section 8, so that when the sectionsare connected together, as shown inFig. 1, they practicallyform onecontinuous rod or spreader.

Mounted to swing on the ycross-pins 5 are clevises l0, adapted toreceive the hooks at the end of the supporting-cords for the hammock 1l,and also having swinging connection with the pins 5 above thespreader-sections are clevises 12, to which a canopy may be secured. Wehave here shown a'rope or cord 13 as attached to these clevises 12,which will effectually prevent the two supports or tripods spreading onerelatively to the other. When the devices are not in use for supportinga hammock, the legs and the spreadersections may be folded closelytogether, as indicated in Fig. 3. When desired for use, the several legsare to be spread apart and connection made between the spreader-sections8, Aas clearly shown in Fig. l.

A hammock support embodying our improvement will be found of greatutility in mining and camping districts, especially in tropical'climates, where snakes, scorpions, centipedes, tarantulas, 85e., abound.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. Ahammock-support, comprising two tripods,each tripod consisting of .outer legs, a pin on which said legs aremounted to swing, a center leg and arms extending at an angle to thelength of the center leg and having slots through which the pin passes,substantially as speciiied.

2. Ahammock-support, comprising two tri-V pods, each tripod consistingof outer legs, clips pivotally connected to said legs, a crosspin onwhich the clips are mounted, a center leg, a yoke on the center leg,arms extended at an angle from the yoke and having slots through whichthe pin passes, and a spreadersection having pivotal connection with thecross-pin, substantially as specified.

8. In a hammock-support, a cross-pin, clips mounted on the pin, legspivoted to the clips, a center leg having swinging and slidingconnection with the pin, a spreader section mounted to swing on the pin,and a clevis on the pin below the spreader-section, substantially asspecified.

4. In a hammock-support, a tripod comprising outer legs, clips to whichthe legs are pivf IGO pin on which Said legs are mounted to swing, :LCenter leg, :t yoke on the upper end of the center leg, Slotted armsextended upward and foi-wurd from said yoke and through which the pinpasses. and tubular spreader-sections pivoted on the cross-pin of eachtripod, one Spreader-section having a reduced portion to engage in theother spreader-section, substantially as specified.

HOMER R. WOOD. GEORGE R. TAITT.

Vitnesses:

EUGENE BRADY ONEILL,. JACOB A. C. FREUND.

